Litton Reservoirs
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| Location | Somerset |
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| Lake type | reservoirs |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) (Lower) 16 acres (6.5 ha) (Upper) |
Litton Reservoirs (also known as Coley Reservoirs) (grid reference ST590553) are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. They are operated by Bristol Water.
They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts.
The individual lakes are called Lower Litton and Upper Litton. The former is 8 acres in size, the latter 16 acres and much deeper.
A public footpath goes around the lakes and across the dam. The banks are home to a variety of flowers including; Primroses (Primula vulgaris), Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sometimes Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta), Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), Violets and Campion.
Several species of birds are frequent visitors including; Moorhen (Gallinula), Coot (Fulica), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Swan and Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula).
Fishing (under permit) is generally for rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss, formerly Salmo iridia) and Brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario and S. trutta morpha lacustris). Fish breeding takes place in the netted area immediately below the upper dam is the site for fish breeding.
[edit] Photographs
 upper dam |
 lower resovoir showing fish protection nets |
 upper resovoir taken from the dam |
 boat house on the lower Litton Resovoir |
[edit] References
^ Vile, N. (1994). Pub Walks near Bristol and Bath. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-274-X.
[edit] External links
- Personal website of a Bristol Water employee
- Fishing Information for the Litton Reservoirs
- River Chew web site
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